According to Israel's YNet, former Israeli captain Arik Benado is considering offers from multiple MLS clubs, one of them being RBNY. Benado, 36, is a central defender who spent his entire career in the Israeli league with Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. He has been capped 94 times for his country.

Last year, Metro signed another Israeli league defender, Leo Krupnik, with disastrous results.